On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 9 .679 --
Senators 17 9 .654 1.0
Yankees 13 12 .520 4.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 5.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.0
White Sox 12 16 .429 7.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 7.5
Browns 8 16 .333 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 13 7 .650 --
Braves 12 8 .600 1.0
Phillies 13 10 .565 1.5
Cardinals 14 13 .519 2.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 3.0
Reds 12 16 .429 5.0
Pirates 11 16 .407 5.5
Giants 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 George Burns 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bescher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Foster 3
1 Henri Rondeau 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 George Burns 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Henry 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 George McBride 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erskine Mayer 0.50
2 Hi Jasper 0.36
3 Bert Gallia 0.33
4 Al Schulz 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Hi Jasper 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wheezer Dell 6
2 Eric Erickson 5
3 Bert Gallia 4
3 Hi Jasper 4
5 Erskine Mayer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .366
2 Heinie Zimmerman .362
3 Hal Chase .348
4 Les Nunamaker .338
5 George Burns .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Jack Graney 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 25
2 Cy Williams 19
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Jack Fournier 16
4 Chick Gandil 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Bruno Betzel 10
3 Ed Barney 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
3 George Sisler 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.47
3 Dutch Leonard 0.71
4 Ed Klepfer 0.73
5 Erv Kantlehner 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Guy Morton 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Harry Harper 41
3 Guy Morton 35
4 Babe Ruth 34
5 George McConnell 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Reb Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 25 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .425
2 Larry Doyle .380
3 Hank Gowdy .375
4 Whitey Witt .359
5 Heinie Zimmerman .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 13
2 Home Run Baker 11
3 George Burns 10
3 George Cutshaw 10
5 6 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Armando Marsans 6
4 George Burns 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Erv Kantlehner 0.40
3 Hi Jasper 0.51
4 Wheezer Dell 0.52
5 Jim Bagby 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Elmer Myers 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 21
2 Harry Harper 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
4 Al Mamaux 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .329
2 Larry Doyle .321
3 Ed Konetchy .320
4 Bill Hinchman .312
5 Jake Daubert .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 15
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 Frank Schulte 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 105
2 Bobby Veach 101
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 93
5 Hal Chase 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 46
5 Burt Shotton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.28
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.69
3 Fred Toney 1.71
4 Walter Johnson 1.77
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Pete Alexander 29
3 Jim Scott 25
4 Dick Rudolph 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 220
2 Dave Davenport 219
3 Pete Alexander 213
4 Tom Hughes 166
4 George McConnell 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Hugh Bedient 8
3 Carl Mays 7
4 Cy Barger 6
4 Rube Benton 6